Judge rules against Mesa
09-27-2007, 05:02 PM
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Judge rules against Mesa
Hot off the press...
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/ar...173604829.html
A federal judge today ruled that Mesa Air Group, owner of go! airlines, destroyed confidential information key to a lawsuit filed by Hawaiian Airlines.
Hawaiian Airlines is seeking $177 million in damages in its lawsuit against Mesa.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Robert Faris made no ruling today on whether go! will have to pay damages or how much. That ruling will come later in the trial.
Hawaiian's suit alleges the Phoenix-based Mesa used confidential Hawaiian information to start go!
Hawaiian says Mesa gained the information during Hawaiian's recent bankruptcy proceedings.
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/ar...173604829.html
A federal judge today ruled that Mesa Air Group, owner of go! airlines, destroyed confidential information key to a lawsuit filed by Hawaiian Airlines.
Hawaiian Airlines is seeking $177 million in damages in its lawsuit against Mesa.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Robert Faris made no ruling today on whether go! will have to pay damages or how much. That ruling will come later in the trial.
Hawaiian's suit alleges the Phoenix-based Mesa used confidential Hawaiian information to start go!
Hawaiian says Mesa gained the information during Hawaiian's recent bankruptcy proceedings.
09-28-2007, 05:11 AM
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Honolulu Advertiser:
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/ap...WS01/709280383
The preliminary ruling was a blow to Mesa Air Group, owner of go!, which is being sued for $177 million in damages by Hawaiian.
If Hawaiian wins the damages, Mesa may be forced to shut down go!, according to at least one industry analyst.
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In the worst-case scenario for Phoenix-based Mesa, the company may be forced to seek bankruptcy protection, said Scott Hamilton, a Washington state-based aviation industry consultant.
Since the June 2006 launch of go!, Mesa's cash holdings have fallen from about $345 million to about $198 million, Hamilton said, making it difficult for Mesa to pay $177 million in damages.
"There's not a single ray of sunshine in what's transpired since the beginning of the litigation for Mesa," Hamilton said. "There are dangers all over the place for Mesa on this thing."
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Meanwhile, (Hawaiian CEO Mark) Dunkerley said he was "astonished" by the lengths that Mesa has gone through to defend its alleged misconduct.
"To put an employee — indeed a friend of the CEO for 30-odd years — to hang him out to dry, to push him under the bus, with this absolutely flimsy and transparent argument about pornography is unbelievable," Dunkerley said.
Honolulu Star Bulletin:
http://starbulletin.com/2007/09/28/news/story01.html
... was he paying attention during the court hearing?
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/ap...WS01/709280383
The preliminary ruling was a blow to Mesa Air Group, owner of go!, which is being sued for $177 million in damages by Hawaiian.
If Hawaiian wins the damages, Mesa may be forced to shut down go!, according to at least one industry analyst.
...
In the worst-case scenario for Phoenix-based Mesa, the company may be forced to seek bankruptcy protection, said Scott Hamilton, a Washington state-based aviation industry consultant.
Since the June 2006 launch of go!, Mesa's cash holdings have fallen from about $345 million to about $198 million, Hamilton said, making it difficult for Mesa to pay $177 million in damages.
"There's not a single ray of sunshine in what's transpired since the beginning of the litigation for Mesa," Hamilton said. "There are dangers all over the place for Mesa on this thing."
...
Meanwhile, (Hawaiian CEO Mark) Dunkerley said he was "astonished" by the lengths that Mesa has gone through to defend its alleged misconduct.
"To put an employee — indeed a friend of the CEO for 30-odd years — to hang him out to dry, to push him under the bus, with this absolutely flimsy and transparent argument about pornography is unbelievable," Dunkerley said.
Honolulu Star Bulletin:
http://starbulletin.com/2007/09/28/news/story01.html
Jonathan Ornstein, chairman and CEO of Mesa, said Faris will be making "an important decision not only for Mesa, but for the traveling public in Hawaii."
"It goes without saying that if Hawaiian is successful in its request to evict go! from the market, the travelers in Hawaii will suffer from the same high fares that they experienced for so long in the past," Ornstein said. "I don't think there are many people in Hawaii who don't realize that this case is more about eliminating competition than anything else. In spite of Hawaiian's persistent and continuing attempt to tie myself and other people at Mesa to some type of improper activity, we are pleased that the judge determined that there was no evidence found that anyone at Mesa, other than Peter (Murnane), acted improperly."
"It goes without saying that if Hawaiian is successful in its request to evict go! from the market, the travelers in Hawaii will suffer from the same high fares that they experienced for so long in the past," Ornstein said. "I don't think there are many people in Hawaii who don't realize that this case is more about eliminating competition than anything else. In spite of Hawaiian's persistent and continuing attempt to tie myself and other people at Mesa to some type of improper activity, we are pleased that the judge determined that there was no evidence found that anyone at Mesa, other than Peter (Murnane), acted improperly."
09-28-2007, 05:14 AM
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...i just posted when i noticed this new thread. It's great to see Mesa getting the negative publicity that they deserve.
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/ap...83/1001/NEWS01
A federal judge ruled yesterday that the parent of go! airline misused confidential information from Hawaiian Airlines when setting up the new interisland carrier.
The preliminary ruling was a blow to Mesa Air Group, owner of go!, which is being sued for $177 million in damages by Hawaiian.
If Hawaiian wins the damages, Mesa may be forced to shut down go!, according to at least one industry analyst.
In the worst-case scenario for Phoenix-based Mesa, the company may be forced to seek bankruptcy protection, said Scott Hamilton, a Washington state-based aviation industry consultant.
Looks like a great time to not be working at MESA! I am loving this. I want to see that place tank.
Mesa Pilots - the writing on the wall says that JO will lose millions on this lawsuit and being forced into or close to bankruptcy he will never award you a better contract. Now is the time to leave... whether you are a Captain or an FO. Mesa management has really gotten the company into a mess now.
Since the June 2006 launch of go!, Mesa's cash holdings have fallen from about $345 million to about $198 million, Hamilton said, making it difficult for Mesa to pay $177 million in damages.
"There's not a single ray of sunshine in what's transpired since the beginning of the litigation for Mesa," Hamilton said. "There are dangers all over the place for Mesa on this thing."
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/ap...83/1001/NEWS01
A federal judge ruled yesterday that the parent of go! airline misused confidential information from Hawaiian Airlines when setting up the new interisland carrier.
The preliminary ruling was a blow to Mesa Air Group, owner of go!, which is being sued for $177 million in damages by Hawaiian.
If Hawaiian wins the damages, Mesa may be forced to shut down go!, according to at least one industry analyst.
In the worst-case scenario for Phoenix-based Mesa, the company may be forced to seek bankruptcy protection, said Scott Hamilton, a Washington state-based aviation industry consultant.
Looks like a great time to not be working at MESA! I am loving this. I want to see that place tank.
Mesa Pilots - the writing on the wall says that JO will lose millions on this lawsuit and being forced into or close to bankruptcy he will never award you a better contract. Now is the time to leave... whether you are a Captain or an FO. Mesa management has really gotten the company into a mess now.
Since the June 2006 launch of go!, Mesa's cash holdings have fallen from about $345 million to about $198 million, Hamilton said, making it difficult for Mesa to pay $177 million in damages.
"There's not a single ray of sunshine in what's transpired since the beginning of the litigation for Mesa," Hamilton said. "There are dangers all over the place for Mesa on this thing."
09-28-2007, 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by texaspilot76
I can't figure out why these guys are still there even before this stuff happened.
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